Muscle and Adipose Wasting despite Disease Control: Unaddressed Side Effects of Palliative Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

Muscle and adipose wasting during chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer (aPC) are associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to quantify the contributions of chemotherapy regimen and tumour progression to muscle and adipose wasting and evaluate the prognostic value of each tissue loss. Of all pat...

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Main Authors: Pamela N. Klassen, Vickie Baracos, Sunita Ghosh, Lisa Martin, Michael B. Sawyer, Vera C. Mazurak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/17/4368